Students & Outcomes

Organizations & Systems

David W. Johnson

Senior Research Analyst

David W. Johnson is a Senior Research Analyst at the UChicago Consortium. His current research explores efforts to develop supports for educators that merge racial and cultural identity development and awareness with instructional improvement strategies. Other projects also include research aimed at understanding how exposure to community violence in Chicago affects school communities, including both educators and students, with an emphasis on building the capacity of educators and schools to support and nurture all students. David's work broadly explores the contexts and experiences that contribute to how both children and adults learn. Prior projects include efforts to describe and understand the noncognitive factors that shape students' academic success, as well as the creation of a developmental framework for understanding young adult success inside and beyond school. David has also been closely involved in the planning and facilitation of a national network of school support organizations aimed at creating more equitable learning environments for historically marginalized and oppressed children and communities. His past and current work reflect a thoroughgoing commitment to building the capacity of public school educators to create developmentally rich learning experiences for all children, particularly across lines of racial, class, and cultural difference. David is a former Washington DC Public Schools teacher.